First-Class Cricket Matches 1923

GENTLEMEN v PLAYERS Played at Kennington Oval, July 4, 5, 6, 1923. Players won by six wickets. GENTLEMEN 1 A.Jeacocke run out 23 c Smith b Staples 2 2 N.V.H.Riches lbw b Peach 81 b Hitch 5 3 W.A.C.Wilkinson lbw b Cadman 7 c Whysall b Astill 37 4 A.P.F.Chapman c Smith b Cadman 83 (5) b Astill 22 5 L.H.Tennyson c Smith b Astill 0 (6) c and b Astill 55 6 P.G.H.Fender b Hitch 57 (7) b Staples 16 7 *F.T.Mann b Hitch 27 (4) c Hitch b Cadman 42 8 M.Falcon c Shepherd b Peach 12 c sub b Hitch 10 9 †J.F.MacLean c Smith b Staples 30 b Hitch 0 10 J.C.Clay c Smith b Astill 16 b Hitch 0 11 G.M.Reay not out 13 not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 1, nb 1 11 b 2 2 —— —— 360 191 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-74, 3-175, 4-176, 5-209, 6-276, 7-289, 8-311, 9-342, 10-360 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-7, 3-62, 4-105, 5-114, 6-133, 7-175, 8-175, 9-175, 10-191 PLAYERS 1 *J.B.Hobbs c Jeacocke b Falcon 15 c Clay b Falcon 24 2 A.Sandham c MacLean b Reay 30 not out 74 3 W.W.Whysall c Jeacocke b Falcon 60 lbw b Fender 18 4 T.F.Shepherd c MacLean b Reay 126 c MacLean b Fender 8 5 W.R.Hammond c Jeacocke b Fender 46 b Falcon 19 6 †H.Smith st MacLean b Chapman 12 not out 13 7 W.E.Astill b Fender 37 8 S.W.A.Cadman not out 22 9 J.W.Hitch b Clay 5 10 H.A.Peach c Reay b Fender 3 11 S.J.Staples not out 4 Extras b 17, lb 10, nb 1 28 b 4, lb 4 8 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 388 (4 wickets) 164 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-89, 3-154, 4-300, 5-300, 6-346, 7-352, 8-375, 9-378 FoW (2): 1-36, 2-81, 3-91, 4-136 Players Bowling O M R W O M R W Hitch 22 1 85 2 1nb 14 3 48 4 Astill 17.5 5 40 2 (6) 12.2 3 39 3 Staples 21 2 78 1 (2) 19 11 24 2 Cadman 17 5 71 2 9 3 14 1 Peach 18 0 75 2 (3) 11 2 38 0 Shepherd (5) 8 0 26 0 Gentlemen Bowling O M R W O M R W Falcon 30 6 96 2 1nb 15 3 42 2 Clay 21 4 51 1 8 0 24 0 Fender 37 5 112 3 14 1 57 2 Reay 24 4 69 2 8 0 33 0 Chapman 11 2 32 1 Umpires: T.M.Russell and H.I.Young. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Players (1) 18-0 (Hobbs 11*, Sandham 3*); 2nd day: Gentlemen (2) 13-2 (Wilkinson 0*, Mann 5*). 206